There is no doubt that much of the success of both the European Rural Youth Parliament (ERYP) and the European Rural Parliament (ERP) is also due to the selfless work of the group of young volunteers from the Carreño council who have brought an important value throughout the week with their willingness, their collaboration, their…
ERYP 2019
Watch the video of the opening ceremony of the European Rural Youth Parliament
The video of the opening session of the 2nd European Rural Youth Parliament, held in Candás (Asturias, Spain) between 4 and 6 November, has already been uploaded to the Youtube channel of the 4th European Rural Parliament. The video includes the inaugural speeches of the Mayor of Carreño, Amelia Fernández López, the president of the…
“We must convince young people to give the rural areas the opportunity to become their future”
Inaugural speech by Clara Sierra Caballero, director of the Asturian Youth Institute. Government of the Principality of Asturias Good afternoon everyone. It is a pleasure to be here today at the opening of the second European Rural Youth Parliament, which we are happy to host here in Asturias. To define what is rural and what…
The voice of Europe’s youth resounds in Candás
The Youth Parliament (ERYP) starts with the reception in the Asturian Parliament of the coordinators of the ERYP and the European Rural Parliament (ERP), Artis Krists Mednis and Vanessa Halhead, the mayor of Carreño, Amelia Fernández López, and the president of the Asturian Network of Rural Development (READER), Belarmino Fernández Fervienza. After this meeting, the…
You can now consult the official program of ERYP
The European Rural Youth Parliament (ERYP) will be inaugurated on Monday 4 November at 3 p.m. at the Old Ortiz de Candás Factory. The event includes the participation of the mayor of Carreño, Amelia Fernández López, the president of the Asturian Network for Rural Development (READER), Belarmino Fernández Fervienza, and the director of the Asturian…
European youth will gather in Candás to work on rural challenges
Only 10 days left until Candás, in Asturias (Spain), will be surrounded by more than 60 young activists from 14 countries of Europe. Many different opinions, perspectives and experiences will be put together to build the European Rural Youth Declaration. The 2nd European Rural Youth Parliament (ERYP) serves as a platform for youth to engage,…
We want to hear your opinion
By the 27th of October 2019, movement of the European Rural Parliament Youth invites young people to fill in the online survey regarding challenges they face living in rural areas Europe. Here is the link: https://bit.ly/2p7p0vS The results will be presented and used for developing the Youth Declaration at the European Rural Youth Parliament at…
The ERP presents a commemorative fence with Candás volunteering
The Asturian Network for Rural Development (READER) and the Mayor of Carreño, Amelia Fernández, have had a meeting this morning with the young volunteers who will support the European Rural Parliament (ERP) and the European Rural Youth Parliament (ERYP). This is a group of twelve young people with a good level of English who will…
The Erasmus Student Network adds experiences in ERYP
19/09/2019 The Erasmus Student Network Spain (ESN Spain), integrated into the European Network, has shown its interest in participating in the European Rural Youth Parliament (ERYP) by contributing its own experiences as an interdisciplinary association present in 520 institutions in 40 countries. ESN, which works at local, national and international level, carries out different programmes…